SCBA Flashcards
Face Piece/Mask
-G1 Face piece
- SpeeD-ON Kevlar 5 point harness
-No electronics on the face piece itself
-NFPA compliant heat protect to 500 degrees for 5 mins and Flame impingement for 10 secs
-Lens view of 86% and overlapping view of 122%
-Inhalation check valve
-Exhalation valve in face piece
- Open port design
Heads up display for Face Face Piece and 2nd stage regulator
-Right side air management
- 4 Green LED= 75% to 100%
- 3 Green LED= 50% to 74%
- 2 Yellow LED= 36% to 49%
- 1 Red LED= 0 to 35%
-left side provides icons for system status
2nd Stage Regulator
-Large Buttons on top and bottom to remove regulator and automatically shut off the flow of air
- A true bypass knob for increased during emergency bypass operations- up to 120 PSI
- Dual Microphones
-LED for HUD information
-Regulates120 psi to breathable air at 14.5 psi
G1 Speaker Module
-Small lightweight and located on left shoulder
-Amplifies speech to 75 dBa
- Hardwired to SCBA
- Automatically turns on by opening cylinder
- Press and hold blue button to turn off
Control Module (integrated PASS)
- Auto activation turns on display when lifted
- PASS alarm initial alert activates at 18secs
-shake or press green button to reset - Full alarm sounds at 30 secs of motionless
- both green buttons will need to be
pressed to reset full alarm
- both green buttons will need to be
- Screen color changes based on HUD logic
-Low battery alarm beeps every 10 secs
-After 3 minutes of breathing the control module will calculate a time for remaining air, and will update every 30 secs after that
-Buddy lights- six total lights are viewable 360 degrees and bell in locating firefighter, they provide HUD matching indicators
Power Module
-Main control system
- Air/ water sealed software/ firmware
- PASS integrated
- 100 dBa at 3 meters
Pressure reducer(1st stage regulator)
-Regulates HP 4500 PSI to 120 psi
-Burst Disk rated at 7000psi
-Bell Assembly
Cylinders/ bottles
-4500 psi/ 45 min bottles/ 66 cubic feet
- Large luminescent band and gague face
- Change bottle when below 4000 psi
- Hydro tested every 5 years
-life span of 15 years
-Quick connect
-Cylinders are wound with high-strength carbon fibers impregnated with epoxy resin. with a over wrap of fiberglass
Carrier and harness
-Drag handles at the top are rated at 1000 lbs
-Side hands rated at 500 lbs each
-Cylinder dovetail connection
-Stainless steel cylinder band
-Cylinder band is fully adjustable for different size cylinders
-Adjustable lumbar pad with three different positions
-Kevlar reflective metal buckles
-Harness is standard Nylon and -Kevlar with nanosphere coating to reduce moisture ingress
Central Power supply
-Powers all lights, communications and controls from one source
- Battery type- Li-Ion(Rechargeable Battery)
-Avg life between 3-8 weeks
-charging time 4-6 hours
